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An AIoT-Based Home Monitoring System for Arteriovenous Fistula Surveillance in Hemodialysis Patients: Development, Evaluation, and Clinical Potential
Introduction Hemodialysis is a common method for treating patients with kidney failure, helping to remove excess waste and fluids from the body. During hemodialysis, the patient’s blood is filtered through an artificial kidney, or dialysis...

Xi Jinping meets with leaders at Tianjin summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from about 20 Eurasian countries yesterday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and center of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation...

Busan Film Festival Expands Vision Section, Launches Innovation Platform
The 30th Busan International Film Festival has unveiled a significantly expanded Vision section featuring 23 independent films from across Asia, while launching InnoAsia, an ambitious new platform merging cutting-edge technology with storytelling...

SCO development Bank on the agenda of Tianjin summit
Tianjin [China] The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 has on its agenda issues such as addressing security challenges more effectively and enhancing financial mechanisms as the countries seek to strengthen unity, shore up...

Erdoğan pledges solidarity with flood-hit Pakistan on SCO sidelines
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan on Sunday over the loss of lives and financial damages caused by recent monsoon floods, assuring that his government and people stand “shoulder to shoulder”...

Putin, Modi in China for summit
TIANJIN, China – President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. Security was tight...
SCO Summit Brings Russia, India, China Together
Today, northern China hosted a major meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. The summit brought together Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and leaders from eight...

China hosts SCO Summit 2025 as global crises escalate
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, along with an expanded “SCO Plus” meeting in Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, is taking place against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and growing tariff disputes between...

Shanghai Cooperation Summit Positions Itself as Counterweight to U.S. Influence but Faces Uncertain Future
By Emmanuel Ogbonna Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from eight other nations have arrived in northern China for the latest meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional...
Erdogan assures Pakistan of Türkiye’s support amid deadly monsoon floods
Over 700 dead, 750,000 displaced as monsoon floods devastate Pakistan Erdogan, Shehbaz reaffirm solidarity; vow to boost ties and back Palestine PM in Tianjin for SCO summit, urges greater disaster preparedness cooperation TIANJIN, CHINA:...

World News | Tianjin: SCO to Map Course Towards Strong Amity, Greater Regional Security
Tianjin [China], August 31 (ANI): The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 has on its agenda issues such as addressing security challenges more effectively and enhancing financial mechanisms as the countries seek to strengthen...

Tianjin: SCO to map course towards strong amity, greater regional security
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 has on its agenda issues such as addressing security challenges more effectively and enhancing financial mechanisms as the countries seek to strengthen unity, shore up multilateralism and...
Putin gets red carpet welcome in China
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation...

China’s Xi hosts Putin, Modi and other Global South leaders at key summit
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. India’s Prime Minister...

China’s Xi rolls out red carpet for Putin, Modi
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Tianjin, China (CNN) — Autocrats, populists, friends and foes, a strongman waging a war in Europe and the leader of the world’s biggest democracy will all be hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend at a summit...

SCO biodiversity cooperation and China's contribution
Under mounting pressures from climate change and habitat fragmentation, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have progressively incorporated regional ecological security into their cooperation agenda through cross-border reserves,...

Meet Xiao He, the multitasking all-rounder expert who will receive, welcome, and seat the guests at Tianjin SCO Summit in China
Home Viral Meet Xiao He, the multitasking all-rounder expert who will receive, welcome, and seat the guests at Tianjin SCO Summit in China SCO is considered very important for politics, security and trade in Asia. New Delhi: The biggest summit of...

SCO summit: Xi, Modi seek closer China-India ties
Skip next section Xi has warm meeting with Azerbaijan's Aliyev 08/31/2025August 31, 2025Xi has warm meeting with Azerbaijan's Aliyev Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Azerbaijani President Ilhan Aliyev in what seemed to be friendly meeting...

What is SCO and what is its significance?
PM Narendra Modi is in China for the 25th SCO summit, where he will hold meetings with China President Xi Jinping and Russia President Vladimir Putin for the next two days. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also be a part of the SCO...

The story of Xizang: A profound history in human development
Editor's note: Stephen Brawer is the chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden and a distinguished research fellow of the Guangdong Institute for International Strategies. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the...